To avoid prison, they tag along with a wealthy man on a boat trip and crash on an uncharted island. The native inhabitants mistake Wellington Lou Costello for a great hero, but the plans of a mad doctor threaten to kill them all. Following the very common comedy-of-errors plot of many Abbott and Costello movies, the absurd situations they find themselves in are timelessly funny, like driving their own bus into the ocean and immediately getting hired aboard a yacht.
It also features a cameo from the vocal jazz group The Ink Spots. Bellhop Freddie Phillips Costello discovers the murdered body of an attorney in his room. The cops suspect him but the hotel detective, Casey Edwards Abbott , wants to prove his innocence.
Swami Talpur Boris Karloff and a number of other guests are former clients of the deceased attorney, and they conspire to pin the murder on the hapless Freddie. The famous horror star was teamed with the comedy duo in a way not dissimilar to the monster team-ups, and his name was included in the title for marketing appeal, as he is not playing himself. While dark humor would occasionally make its way into their comedies, this is the closest to a black comedy in their filmography, and the dark comedy movie would dominate by the s.
Abbott and Costello star as two street peddlers that are arrested for illegal vending, but they choose military service as opposed to jail time.
When they arrive at basic training, they discover their drill instructor is none other than the cop who was trying to jail them. A year previously, Abbott and Costello were featured in One Night in the Tropics, and were a hit with audiences, and Buck Privates launched them from supporting actors to movie stars. It set the formula used by many of the films that followed, including Costello's character being the emotional core of the movie and incorporating musical breaks from a popular act, in this case, The Andrews Sisters.
Classic service comedies secured an enduring place with the best comedy war films that came out of Hollywood. In the s, a kindly showboat captain is swindled by a group of gamblers who take over his business.
The family-friendly performances are fazed out in favor of crooked gambling tables. It's up to the star of the show, Dexter Abbott , and his bumbling sidekick Costello to get the rights to the boat back.
This film is a homage to the burlesque origins of Abbott and Costello's act and a love letter to those who did it before. A couple of soda jerks, Abbott and Costello dream of writing radio mysteries.
When they go to a radio station to pitch a story, the president of the station is killed and they become stuck in the middle of a very real murder mystery that they plan to help solve. Like many of their films, the story and every character play the story completely straight and serious, with the comedy coming from the stars. This is done very effectively in this film, thanks to the inclusion of William Bendix, who played many hard-nosed cops in crime and mystery films, and the contrast makes the classic buddy comedy all the funnier.
Abbott and Costello play gas station attendants who service the car of a notorious gangster. Being with the gangster at his death, they become the sole inheriters in his will.
They head to the seemingly haunted tavern they inherited, and a storm traps them there with an odd conglomerate of travelers, some looking for the gangster's hidden fortune. The second picture made starring Abbott and Costello is still remembered as one of their best.
The blend of genres, including gangster films and the old house horror films, with the musical numbers from the Andrews Sisters and Ted Lewis, pair with the slapstick heavy comedy to make a truly unique comedy film. Costello: All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base. Costello: The guy that gets Costello: Who gets the money Abbott: He does, every dollar. Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it. Costello: Who's wife?
Costello: The guy. Costello: How does he sign Abbott: That's how he signs it. Costello: Who? Abbott: No. What is on second base. Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second. Abbott: Who's on first. Costello: One base at a time! Abbott: Well, don't change the players around. Costello: I'm not changing nobody! Abbott: Take it easy, buddy. Costello: I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base? Costello: Ok. Abbott: All right. What is on second. Costello: I don't know. Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.
Costello: Now how did I get on third base? Abbott: Why you mentioned his name. Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third? Who's playing first. Costello: What's on first? Abbott: What's on second. Abbott: He's on third.
Costello: There I go, back on third again! Abbott: All right, what do you want to know? Costello: Now who's playing third base? Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base? Costello: What am I putting on third. Costello: You don't want who on second? Abbott: Who is on first. Abbott: Sure. Costello: The left fielder's name? Abbott: Why. Costello: I just thought I'd ask you.
Abbott: Well, I just thought I'd tell ya. Costello: Then tell me who's playing left field. Abbott: Who's playing first. Abbott: No, What is on second. Abbott: Who's on first!
Costello: Because! Abbott: Oh, he's centerfield. Costello: The pitcher's name? Costello: You don't want to tell me today? Abbott: I'm telling you now. Costello: Then go ahead. Abbott: Tomorrow!
Costello: What time? Abbott: What time what? Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching? Abbott: Now listen. Who is not pitching. Costello: I'll break your arm, you say who's on first! I want to know what's the pitcher's name?
Costello: The catcher's name? Abbott: Today. Costello: Today, and tomorrow's pitching. Abbott: Now you've got it. Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team.
Abbott: So they tell me. Abbott: Now that's the first thing you've said right. Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about!
Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base. Abbott: Yes! Costello: Now who's got it? Abbott: Naturally. Now who has it? Costello: Naturally? Costello: So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally. Abbott: No you don't, you throw the ball to Who. Costello: Naturally. Abbott: That's different. Costello: That's what I said. Abbott: You're not saying it Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally. Abbott: You throw it to Who.
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